Vocabulary

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; with all one's strength; to the best of one's ability; to the utmost

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

to seem; to appear

to point at

leader; guide; mentor; coach

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend

skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.)

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

to cease; to stop; to be over

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit

I; me

myself

we; us

bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea

trying on clothes

chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed

depending on the circumstances

portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)

character (esp. kanji); letter; written text

dictionary

strokes in a Chinese character; stroke count of a Chinese character

to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get

to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)

at times; occasionally

period of time; time slot

in the following manner; as follows

second daughter

naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism

to be conceited

automation

vending machine

way; style; fashion; method; system; form

July

to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

my apologies; I'm sorry; excuse me